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Title: We're all fools, and some have forgotten that
Source: G. K. Chesterton
URL Source: http://www.literatureclassics.com/etexts/320/1933/
Published: Sep 30, 2007
Author: Bob Wallace
Post Date: 2007-09-30 09:11:57 by YertleTurtle
Keywords: None
Views: 145
Comments: 2

G.K. Chesterron wrote this:

?"The weak point in the whole of Carlyle's case for aristocracy lies, indeed, in his most celebrated phrase. Carlyle said that men were mostly fools. Christianity, with a surer and more reverent realism, says that they are all fools. This doctrine is sometimes called the doctrine of original sin. It may also be described as the doctrine of the equality of men. But the essential point of it is merely this, that whatever primary and far-reaching moral dangers affect any man, affect all men. All men can be criminals, if tempted; all men can be heroes, if inspired. And this doctrine does away altogether with Carlyle's pathetic belief (or any one else's pathetic belief) in 'the wise few.'"

This is one of the main reasons I do not believe in impossible conspiracies involving remote-controlled airplanes and explosives in the WTC, because the Truthers are idealizng them into demons-on-earth.

It's also why I believe the government is not something to be worshipped as an idol that can assure full employment and full healthcare.

Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. Never attribute to evil than which can be explained by stupidity. Never delude yourself into thinking someone is so much smarter than you are that they can do things you cannot.

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#1. To: YertleTurtle (#0)

Never conclude on the basis of philosophy that which can be determined on the basis of tangible evidence.

Gloria est pro petroleo mori.

randge  posted on  2007-09-30   9:50:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: YertleTurtle (#0)

History repeats itself..

Zipporah  posted on  2007-09-30   12:39:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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